The History of

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The History of Ysgol Dinas Brân
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The Contents
History of Ysgol Dinas Brân
Timeline Of Education
Ysgol Dinas Bran Headteachers
Ysgol Dinas Bran History Department
Historical Photographs of Ysgol Dinas Bran
Castles In North Wales
Valle Crucis
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• Year 7
• Year 8
• Year 9
• GCSE History
• AS Level History

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Timeline
DATE EVENT
1660 The Puritan Experiment established at least one free school in every Welsh county
1660-81 The Welsh Trust set up about 50 schools in Wales
1698 The Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge was founded
1730 The Circulating School Movement was established
1797 First established Sunday school was formed
1808 British and Foreign Society founded by Joseph Lancaster
1811 National Society for Promoting Education of the Poor in the Principles of the Established School was set up
1820 Rachel Coward,founder of a school
1840 The British School Business men opened school in Llangollen
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Timeline
DATE EVENT
1845 First British school
1846 Foundation school laid
1847 Only 11 British schools opened in all of Denbighshire whereas there were 60 other national and church schools
1850 Mrs Ellen Matthews opened a boarding school for girls
1857 Mrs Maria Watts opened a small school in her house
1870 Elementary Education passed
1871 Extension on National school
1871 School chapel in Eglwyseg opened
1872 Education department refused request of loan
1873 National school officially opened
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Timeline
1895 County intermediate school
1895









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Timeline Of Headteachers

• Mr Henry Robert Olley 1895-1919
• Mr Bruce Wilson 1919-1920
• Mr Gareth Williams 1938-1944
• Mr J Worthington 1944-1946
• Mr R Maurice Jones 1946-1955
• Mr Meurig Jones 1955-1962
• Mr T Emrys Davies 1962
• Dr Myrddin Hugh Johnes 1963-1967
• Mr Harold Potter 1968
• Mr Dan Jones 1968-1982
• Mr John Wilce 1982-1990
• Mrs Marilyn Raine 1990-Present Day

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Year 7 Work

• Scheme of Work
• Introduction to History
• The Norman Conquest
• The Medieval Church and Religion
• Types of Castles
• King John and the Magna Carta
• Henry II and Thomas Becket
• The Black Death
• Medieval Welsh History
• Other medieval topics

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Year 8 Work

• Henry VII
• Henry VIII
• Edward VI
• Mary I
• Elizabeth I
• The Stuart Age
• Civil War
• The Restoration
• The Industrial Revolution

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Year 9 Work

• The First World War 1914 1918.
• The Second World War 1939 1945.
• Adolf Hitler
• The Holocaust
• The Atomic Bomb
• The Cold War
• The Suffragettes

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GCSE Work

• The United States of America 1929-1990
• The Edwardian Era and the First World War
  1902-1919
• Depression, War and Recovery 1930-1951
• GCSE Coursework

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AS Level Work
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Pictures of Ysgol Dinas Brân Over the past 100
years.
1960
1941
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Why Study History?

• Besides gaining knowledge, studying History helps
  to develop a range of skills that are relevant to
  a very wide range of professional careers, such
  as law and journalism. Qualifications in History
  are now very highly regarded in the world of
  work(across a vast array of professions) because
  of the range of relevant skills that are
  developed.